4 July, 2017 BuggyBuddys Review: The Arrival The Arrival is a surreal journey of the familiar and bizarre. Echoes of “Life is Beautiful” meets a Miyazaki film – this Spare Parts Puppet piece is… Read More
3 July, 2017 ArtsHub Review: 4 ½ stars out of 5 A sweet, simple story, beautifully presented and performed. Aki lives with his beloved wife and daughter, and while together they are happy, there are bad things wher… Read More
29 June, 2017 Get to know the people behind the puppets Ahead of our upcoming production, we’d love to introduce you to some of The Arrival performers. They represent the scope of involvement and of how Spare Parts cultivat… Read More
29 June, 2017 Get to know the people behind the puppets: Meet Adrienne Patterson Adrienne Patterson Time to meet some fresh talent in the form of recent WAAPA graduate, Adrienne Patterson. She is an emerging theatre maker, writer, stage man… Read More
29 June, 2017 Get to know the people behind the puppets: Introducing Ellis Pearson Ellis Pearson We’d like for you to meet Ellis Pearson, a tour-de-force of artistic talent. Ellis is a painter, sculptor, theatremaker, director, actor, magician, ju… Read More
23 June, 2017 Meet longtime Spare Parts Puppet Theatre performer, Shirley Van Sanden! Shirley Van Sanden Get to know Shirley Van Sanden, a longtime Spare Parts Puppet Theatre performer with a very interesting story. Shirley is an actor, writer, directo… Read More
20 June, 2017 Kid-friendly cafes near the Dolphin Theatre We have your pre-or post-show coffee sorted for our July season of The Arrival, at the Dolphin Theatre, UWA. The Dolphin Theatre is located on the beautiful University… Read More
13 June, 2017 We’re looking for an Executive Producer Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is seeking a full-time Executive Producer to join and lead our small, dedicated team in Fremantle. The Executive Producer works closely wi… Read More
7 June, 2017 Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Performances on the Move Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s Artistic Director, Philip Mitchell, today announced that the company’s school holiday season of their award-winning production The A… Read More
29 May, 2017 Weekend Notes Review: Sleep Why should the kids have all the fun? Sleep is devised and performed by 3rd Year Performance Making students from WAAPA at the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre 25 & 26 May… Read More
16 May, 2017 We’re looking for a Marketing & Communications Coordinator We are seeking a full-time Marketing & Communications Coordinator to join our small, dedicated team in Fremantle. The Marketing & Communications Coordina… Read More
12 May, 2017 A Conversation with Cariad Astles An interview with the two-week training intensive, international guest artists Cariad Astles, visiting Spare Parts exclusively from the UK, in August 2017. &nb… Read More
4 May, 2017 Spare Parts Puppet Theatre welcomes new FirstHand cohort for 2017 Clare Testoni, Daniel Dosek and Tristan McInnes have been announced as this year’s participants in Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s FirstHand emergent puppetry artist… Read More
2 May, 2017 Business News: Funds shortage keeps puppeteers on a string The need for more funding and resources in WA’s creative sector, and changes to student loans, could be compromising the state’s ability to deliver the training neede… Read More
21 April, 2017 Hachiko Review: Flourish Magazine Opening Night of Hachiko Cardboard puppets tell the story of Hachiko, Japan’s most loyal dog. Hachiko tells the story of a dog in Japan who waited at a Tokyo tra… Read More
18 April, 2017 Two-week puppetry training intensive with Cariad Astles (UK) EXCLUSIVE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY Special Guest Artist: Cariad Astles, United Kingdom Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is offering a limited number of places for a unique tw… Read More
18 April, 2017 Perth Arts Live – Review: Hachiko | Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Cardboard, paper, and a little imagination is all you need to let Spare Parts Puppet Theatre take you on a trip to Japan to meet an Akita dog named Hachiko. Based on the tru… Read More
10 April, 2017 Stage Whispers review: Hachiko Directed by Phillip Mitchell. Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Fremantle, WA. April 8-22, 2017 Hachikō was probably Japan’s most famous dog, This loyal akita, who waited… Read More
5 April, 2017 The West Australian – Tale of love, loss reborn Hachiko, an Akita, really was man’s best friend — he waited at a train station in Japan for more than nine years for his owner to return. What Professor Hidesaburo Ueno’s… Read More
3 April, 2017 Meet performer Jessica Harlond-Kenny from Hachiko Where are you from? Born on a farm outside Canberra, but grew up beside the WA ocean. What character do you play in Hachiko? Lots! Hachiko, the gardener, the student, a bu… Read More
30 March, 2017 Join us as we celebrate Hachiko Day and meet real life Akita dogs To mark Hachiko Day on Saturday April 8, Spare Parts is thrilled to have a special visit from Akita expert, Charlie and his three Akita dogs. Charlie and the dogs will be h… Read More
27 March, 2017 Eastern Reporter – No strings for Jessica Harlond-Kenny in Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s Hachiko EVERY child has picked up a cardboard box and turned it into a car or a castle. Using paper, simplicity and plenty of imagination, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre production… Read More
20 March, 2017 The West Australian – Joondalup’s giant puppet created from hardware store finds Many strings are attached to giant, illuminated puppet Leor who stands about 4m tall. Designed by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s Leon Hendroff, Leor can be animated by u… Read More
17 March, 2017 Perth Arts Live – SPARE PARTS PUPPET THEATRE BRINGS BACK THE BELOVED HACHIKO IN APRIL Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is set to delight audiences once again with their cardboard, paper and clay version of the true story of Hachikō, the loyal Japanese dog who w… Read More